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The IMF urged the Maldives to urgently raise revenue, cut spending and reduce external borrowing to avoid a major economic crisis. File | Photo Credit: AP The International Monetary Fund warned the Maldives against looming “debt distress” on Monday, as the small but strategically placed luxury tourist destination looks set to borrow more from main…
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The FIR filed by the Delhi Police cites tax evasion cases being faced by companies such as Xiaomi and Vivo in India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FIR links NewsClick case to legal aid for Chinese companies The Delhi police have levelled a wide range of charges in their First Information Report (FIR) against NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, American…
Maldives’ new President-Elect says he wants to end the presence of Indian troops in the islands- is the election upset for New Delhi, and what is expected in the next few months in ties with the Indian Ocean neighbour? . Up ahead we will tell you about the history of ties, and India’s role in…
President-elect of the Maldives Mohamed Muizzu (right) of the People’s National Congress party attends a gathering with supporters following the country’s presidential election, in Male on October 02, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The new Maldives President-elect’s transition team hopes to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the swearing-in ceremony of Mohamed Muizzu in Male…
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Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington on October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday…
“This is a matter between the Maldives and India of course,” the U.S. State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at the daily press briefing. File | Photo Credit: X: Vedant Patel/@StateDeputySpox The U.S. government, on Tuesday, did not weigh in on Maldives president-elect Mohamed Muiz saying he would fulfil his election promise and…
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Maldives’ President-elect of the Maldives’ Mohamed Muizzu (C) of the People’s National Congress (PNC) party delivers a speech during a gathering with supporters following the country’s presidential election, in Male on October 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The President-elect of the Maldives said he will stick to his campaign promise to remove Indian military…
Former President of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen, imprisoned on the charges of alleged corruption, waves towards his supporters gathered outside his residence after his transfer to house arrest in Male on October 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A day after his victory in the Maldives’s election run-off, President-elect Mohamed Muizzu secured the transfer…
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Maldives’ main opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu casts his vote in Male, Maldives, on September 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Frontrunner and Opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu appeared poised for victory in the Maldivian presidential race, provisional results of Saturday’s run-off showed, as he beat the India-friendly incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in a closely fought contest…
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People’s National Congress (PNC) candidate Mohamed Muizzu casts his ballot at a polling station during the second round of Maldives’ presidential election in Male on September 30, 2023. The Maldives began voting on September 30 to decide their next president in a referendum on whether to hitch their fortunes to China or India, both vying…
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